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Meru partners with loyalty & rewards programme, InterMiles
Mumbai: Meru Mobility has partnered with loyalty and rewards programme, InterMiles. The tie-up will provide access to a host of Meru services including airport transfers, car rentals and point-to-point transfers on the InterMiles platform.
InterMiles programme members will be able to book these services at the click of a button. The collaboration will guarantee them a safe, sanitised and hassle-free overall point-to-point travel experience. Additionally, they will be eligible to earn 10 miles on every Rs 100 spent on top of the base fare and a special offer of 50 per cent off for their first ever booking.
Meru Mobility Tech founder and MD Neeraj Gupta said, “Safe end-to-end transport solutions have assumed new importance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The tie-up with InterMiles means any programme member can now book flights, hotels and surface transport all in one place and as a part of one overall trip. Further, the credibility of our two brands will inspire trust among programme members and reassure them at a stressful time for travel. Moreover, it will expand Meru’s footprint and potentially open the company up to a much wider customer base.”
InterMiles MD & CEO Manish Dureja said, “InterMiles, today, is a valuable new digital currency that unlocks exciting, meaningful and relevant experiences – both essential and aspirational – for our members. Our members can now earn Miles, accelerate their growth of tier status and gain from new tier benefits of the programme through their daily commute. Through our association with Meru, we reiterate our commitment towards broadening our programme partner portfolio to make our members’ experiences with us more rewarding and meaningful.
InterMiles will showcase the Meru services on the Intermiles app and website. The cabs provided by Meru will all be thoroughly sanitised and will come with further safety guidelines issued by the company. Meru Mobility Tech is accredited to be the only Indian cab company providing seven-tier safety measures during Covid2019 pandemic and is the first to introduce ozone treatment of its cabs.
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Zepto sets up mini delivery hub at AI Summit
Quick commerce goes live at venue with 1,700 daily orders
NEW DELHI: At a summit devoted to the future of artificial intelligence, quick commerce quietly stole the show at ground level. Zepto set up a compact Delivery Hub at the India AI Impact Summit, turning the venue into a live demonstration of instant retail in action.
Built at roughly one third the size of a standard 4,000 sq ft dark store, the scaled down hub was engineered for speed. Despite its smaller footprint, it was stocked with more than 10,000 stock keeping units curated specifically for summit attendees. From mid morning cravings to late afternoon slumps, the shelves were primed for every possible need.
Till Wednesday, the hub was processing an average of 1,700 orders a day. Lunch hour emerged as the clear rush period, as delegates swapped panel discussions for paneer puffs and product demos for Diet Coke. Snacks topped the order charts, followed by tea and other beverages.
Among the fastest moving items were samosas, plain Maggi, chicken puffs, Bisleri packaged drinking water bottles, Coca-Cola Diet Coke cans and Lay’s India’s Magic Masala potato chips. In short, comfort food met cutting edge tech.
The on site hub gave attendees near instant access to essentials without stepping outside the venue. More than just a convenience counter, it served as a real time case study of how technology led operations can power seamless commerce even at large scale events.
While speakers debated how humans and intelligent systems will co create and co work, Zepto offered a practical reminder that sometimes the smartest innovation is simply getting a hot snack into hungry hands, fast.
